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Definition
: Drugs used for their effects on the gastrointestinal system, as to control gastric acidity, regulate gastrointestinal motility and water flow, and improve digestion.
Examples
Antidiarrheals
;
Antiemetics
;
Anti-Ulcer Agents
;
Cathartics
;
Cholagogues and Choleretics
;
Emetics
;
Laxatives
;
Lipotropic Agents
Other names
Digestants; Drugs, Gastrointestinal; Drugs, Gastric; Agents, Gastrointestinal; Agents, Gastric; Gastrointestinal Drugs; Gastric Drugs; Gastric Agents
Substances having this pharmacologic action:
Gastrin-Releasing Peptide
;
olsalazine
;
balsalazide
;
Cisapride
;
Pancrelipase
;
enkephalin-Leu, Ala(2)-Arg(6)-
;
atropine sulfate-diphenoxylate hydrochloride combination
;
honokiol
;
alosetron
;
TNFR-Fc fusion protein
;
Lactulose
;
Chenodeoxycholic Acid
;
Cholic Acids
;
Sulfasalazine
;
Secretin
;
Trimebutine
;
Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide
;
Vitamin U
;
Octreotide
;
Erythromycin Ethylsuccinate
;
Pancreatic Polypeptide
;
Pancreatin
;
Gastric Inhibitory Polypeptide
;
Glucagon
;
Pepsin A
;
Betaine
;
Betazole
;
Bile Acids and Salts
;
Cyproheptadine
;
Motilin
;
Erythromycin
;
Erythromycin Estolate
;
erythromycin lactobionate
;
erythromycin stearate
;
cyclopentenone
;
octylonium
;
infliximab
;
CDP 571
;
ISIS 2302
;
ridogrel
;
EM 523
;
mosapride
;
acemannan
;
rifaximin
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
Drugs
*
SHR116958
0
*Benzamides
*Morpholines
Gastrointestinal Agents.
Pharmazie. 2011 Nov;66(11):826-30
ALX-
0600
0
*Glucagon-Like Peptide 2
Gastrointestinal Agents.
Curr Opin Investig Drugs 2001 Apr;2(4):505-9
alvimopan
0
*Piperidines
Gastrointestinal Agents
Receptors, Opioid, mu.
Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2001 Jan;69(1):66-71
ENTEREG
tegaserod
145158-71-0
*Indoles
Gastrointestinal Agents.
Pharma Action
Serotonin Receptor Agonists
J Pharmacol Exp Ther 1997 Mar;280(3):1270-6
ZELNORM
Panchelidon
0
Organic Chemicals
Gastrointestinal Agents.
Fortschr Med 1991;109 Suppl 115:2-7
Panzynorm
73297-82-2
Organic Chemicals
Gastrointestinal Agents.
Vrach Delo 1980;(11):89